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Maike Hora in an interview about plastic with NaturEnergiePlus

For the Eco-friendly energy provider NaturEnergiePlus, Maike Hora is not only available as a consultant, but also for questions and answers as an expert on circular economy.

|The accidental discovery of the plastic by the scientist Baekeland has left a lasting mark on our lives and the following generations. Plastic meets us in everyday life and is just as essential part in almost all economic sectors, as well as in the workplace. However, despite the valuable utility of plastic, it is becoming clearer today that this material has spread not only in our living environment but also in the natural environment and is now leading to irreversible ecological consequences. The situation can only be overcome by sustainable decisions and a conscious use of plastic.

“The carefree handling is the main problem and not the material itself.”

We are celebrating our 10th anniversary!

We are celebrating our 10th anniversary!

|Founded during the year of the economic crisis 2008, e-hoch-3 has established itself during the past 10 years with our management board Dr. Ing. Maike Hora and Meriem Tazir, into a well-positioned and acknowledged company. Today we work with a variety of projects, from analysis of environmentally relevant company factors to the future planning of sustainability strategies. We sincerely thank all who have gone this way with us!

EcoScreen for product development

In collaboration with the Universities of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt and Darmstadt, e-hoch-3 supports the creation of “EcoScreen”, an Eco-design tool for product development.

|During the development phase of a Product, environmental considerations are often placed only on the usage phase, although production or waste processes are equally or sometimes even more important for the environmental impact of the product. In order to promote an integrated life-cycle perspective for designers and product developers, e-hoch-3 collaborated with the University of Applied Science Frankfurt (Frankfurt UAS) and the University of Applied Science Darmstadt (h_da) on the research project “EcoScreen”. The research project aimed at the “Short-term assessment of production and waste treatment in EcoDesign”, through which the environmental decision-making process of developers is supported. The project also aimed to expand and build on several study modules offered by both Universities that deal with Eco-Design.

E-hoch-3 supports access for disabled people at Darmstadt´s biggest music festival

E-hoch-3 appears again in the local newspaper ECHO as supporter and collaborator in the development of a disability access plan for the biggest music festival in Darmstadt, the Schlossgrabenfest.

|The Schlossgrabenfest is a four-days long music festival around the Darmstadt city center with more than 100 Bands and over 400.000 visitors every year. To provide better accessibility for disabled people throughout the festival and the city, the Organizers (Stage Groove Festival) have approached e-hoch-3 to develop together with the Club for Disabled and their friends (Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde – CBF) a disability access plan. For the Schlossgrabenfest 2018, this plan includes a full route through the area with access for wheelchairs, signs to the toilets for the disabled, warnings on difficult access points and the best view spots to the stages for the disabled. The full article can be found under the link below.

E hoch 3 in interview with the local newspaper ECHO

In honour of its 10 years of existence in Darmstadt, Germany, e hoch 3 meets for an interview with the local newspaper ECHO.

|Our company e hoch 3 was established 10 years ago in Darmstadt, Germany, and became part of the local businesses that have found their home in the city of science. In honour to its anniversary, managing directors Dr. Maike Hora and Meriem Tazir met with the local newspaper ECHO in an interview to tell about the e hoch 3 history and work approach. The full article can be found in the link below (in German only).

Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC) 2017

Presentation of the SMC-Excel Project at the Mass Customization and Personalization Conference (MCPC) 2017 in Aachen, Germany.

| The Mass Customization and Personalization Conference (MCPC) engages academics, business leaders and consultants in the development and discussion on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCP) strategies.

Together with our partners RWTH Aachen University and SUPSI we introduced the final results of the SMC Excel project, a collaborative research venture on the market potential and application of sustainable Mass Customization in the area of consumer electronics with focus on Televisions.

Two papers regarding the environmental impact and environmental assessment of Mass Customization were introduced by Dr. Maike Hora (e-hoch-3), Alena Hänsch (e-hoch-3) and Prof. Luca Canetta (SUPSI). Next to the paper presentations, our partner from the University of Aachen, Stephan Hankammer, presented final results on the market potential for a sustainable Mass Customization business model. The MCPC 2017 also marked the final stage and successful delivery of the SMC-Excel Project.

Presenting the SMC-Excel configurator at the IFA 2017

Introducing the SMC (Sustainable Mass Customization) configurator in partnership with VESTEL and RWTH Aachen University at the IFA trade fair 2017 in Berlin

| With its 1.085 exhibitors, the IFA is one of the leading technology trade shows for consumer electronics and home appliances in the world. IFA 2017 took place from 1-6 September in Berlin.

Together with our partners VESTEL and RWTH Aachen University from our SMC-EXCEL research project, we introduced the final prototype of a sustainable web-based configurator for televisions at the IFA 2017. The SMC (sustainable mass customization) configurators’ innovative features consist in the offer of sustainable product attributes and information on the environmental footprint of the television.

Publication on sustainability goals implementation in business

Paper publication in „Innovation in sustainability research“ with focus on the implementation of sustainability goals in businesses and development of a Prioritization Tool

| The implementation of sustainability goals at company level is one of the foundations for the direct and indirect implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is an essential prerequisite for value-adding sustainability innovations in the company.
This paper shows that as a basic prerequisite, a company initially needs an understanding of its own development status in the implementation of sustainability topics (sustainability maturity level) in the organization. Only then appropriate measures can be selected and thus sustainability innovation potentials be recognized and implemented. In collaboration with medium-sized companies from Germany, a so-called “Prioritization Tool” is being developed, which is used to identify the respective sustainability maturity level derive suitable measures. The basis for the definition of the different levels is based on an analysis of the state of research with regard to the sustainability aspects and mechanisms that contribute to the added value in companies.